Calibrachoa plant named ‘CBRZ0026’

ABSTRACT

A new  Calibrachoa  plant named ‘CBRZ0026’ particularly distinguished by mid-sized flowers that are light orange with a darker orange center inside the flower, green foliage, good branching, and a moderately compact, semi-trailing plant habit, and has little sensitivity to soil pH.

Latin name of the genus and species of the plant claimed: Calibrachoa hybrida.

Varietal denomination: ‘CBRZ0026’.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new Calibrachoa, botanically known as Calibrachoa hybrida, and hereinafter referred to by the variety name ‘CBRZ0026’.

‘CBRZ0026’ is a product of a planned breeding program. The new cultivar has mid-sized light orange with a darker orange center inside the flower, green foliage, good branching, and a moderately compact, semi-trailing plant habit, and has little sensitivity to soil pH.

‘CBRZ0026’ originated from a hybridization made in March 2014 in a greenhouse in Gilroy, Calif., USA. The female parent was a proprietary line known as ‘3041-1’ and has rose and whiter flowers. The male parent of ‘CBRZ0026’ was an unpatented proprietary plant with flowers characterized as violet with a dark eye, known as ‘3072-2’ originating from a seedling selected in Gilroy, Calif.

The resulting seeds were sown in July 2014 and ‘CBRZ0026’ was selected as one flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross in October 2014 in a controlled environment in Gilroy, Calif.

The first act of asexual reproduction of ‘CBRZ0026’ was accomplished when vegetative cuttings were propagated from the initial selection in the fall of 2014 in a controlled environment in Gilroy, Calif.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF INVENTION

Horticultural examination of plants grown from cuttings of the plant initiated in the spring of 2015, and continuing thereafter, has demonstrated that the combination of characteristics as herein disclosed for ‘CBRZ0026’ are firmly fixed and are retained through successive generations of asexual reproduction.

‘CBRZ0026’ has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary significantly with variations in environment such as temperature, light intensity, and day length.

A Plant Breeder's Right for this cultivar has not yet been applied for. ‘CBRZ0026’ has not been made publicly available prior to the effective filing date of this application, notwithstanding any disclosure that may have been made less than one year prior to the effective filing date of this application by the inventor or another who obtained ‘CBRZ0026’ directly from the inventor.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be basic characteristics of the new variety. The combination of these characteristics distinguishes this Calibrachoa as a new and distinct variety.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The accompanying photographic drawings show typical flower and foliage characteristics of ‘CBRZ0026’ with colors being as true as possible with an illustration of this type. The photographic drawings show in FIG. 1. a close-up of the flowers and in FIG. 2. a flowering plant of the new variety.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The aforementioned photographs were taken in the greenhouse in Gilroy, Calif. in February 2019.

The measurements and observations were made in February 2019 in Gilroy, Calif. on plants grown in 4 inch pots in the greenhouse.

Color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart (R.H.S.) 2001.

TABLE 1 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEW VARIETY ‘CBRZ0026’ AND A MOST SIMILAR VARIETY ‘Callie Apricot’ (U.S. ‘CBRZ0026’ Plant Pat. No. 27,765) Main flower color: Light orange with Orange with a an orange center red center Plant vigor: Moderate vigor Vigorous Plant habit as a More round More trailing young plant:

-   Plant: Semi-upright stems, branched out, compacted and extending     outside the pot growing towards the ground.     -   -   Plant height.—10 cm.         -   Plant height (inflorescence included).—10-12 cm.         -   Plant width.—35-40 cm.         -   Quantity of main branches.—8.         -   Quantity of secondary branches.—6-10.         -   Time to produce a flowering plant.—7-8 weeks for a 12 cm pot             (from planting of Rooted cuttings). -   Roots:     -   -   Number of days to initiate.—18-21 days at about 22° C.         -   Number of days to produce a rooted cutting.—21-24 days at             22° C.         -   Type.—Fibrous.         -   Color.—RHS 158D. -   Stem:     -   -   Color of stem.—Mainly RHS 145A.         -   Length of stem.—Approximately 18-20 cm.         -   Diameter.—0.15-0.2 cm.         -   Length of internodes.—2.0 cm.         -   Texture.—Short hairs along the stem. -   Foliage:     -   -   Immature leaf, color of upper surface.—RHS 146A.         -   Immature leaf, color of lower surface.—RHS 146C.         -   Mature leaf, color of upper surface.—RHS 146A.         -   Mature leaf, color of lower surface.—RHS 146B.         -   Leaf blade, length.—3.0 cm.         -   Leaf, width.—1.0 cm.         -   Shape.—Elliptical narrow.         -   Base shape.—Acuminate.         -   Apex shape.—Obtuse.         -   Margin.—Entire.         -   Texture.—Micro hairs.         -   Color of veins, upper surface.—RHS 146A.         -   Color of veins lower surface.—RHS 146C.         -   Petiole color.—RHS 146B.         -   Petiole length.—0.5 cm.         -   Diameter of petiole.—0.1 cm.         -   Texture.—Hairy. -   Inflorescence:     -   -   Type.—Flowers solitary in upper leaf axis and slanting             upright or outwards.         -   Quantity of inflorescences per plant.—80-85 flowers.         -   Lastingness of individual flowers.—About 7-9 days.         -   Fragrance.—None.         -   Duration of flowering.—Continuous flowering throughout the             summer. -   Pedicel:     -   -   Color of pedicel.—RHS 146D.         -   Length of pedicel.—3.5 cm.         -   Diameter of pedicel.—0.1 cm.         -   Texture of pedicel.—Micro hairs. -   Flower:     -   -   Immature flowers, corolla upper surface.—RHS 163D.         -   Immature flowers, corolla lower surface.—RHS 1A but with a             RHS 83A net like veination going down the lower surface, but             the RHS 83A is not as intense of a color.         -   Mature flowers, color upper surface.—Outer ring with a RHS             of 37A with a glossy/metallic look to the flowers. The inner             ring with a glossy look of RHS N34A which transitions to RHS             163A and then RHS 153B.         -   Mature flowers, color lower surface.—RHS 37A.         -   Flower horizontal diameter.—3.0 cm.         -   Flower height (vertical).—1.6 cm.         -   Corolla tube length.—1.1 cm.         -   Petal apex shape.—Truncate.         -   Margin.—Entire.         -   Waviness of petals.—Weak to medium.         -   Petal lobation.—Moderate.         -   Corolla texture.—‘Face’ papillose and glabrous; rear side             with short hair.         -   Corolla tube color inside.—RHS 154B.         -   Corolla tube color outside.—RHS 151D. -   Bud (just before opening):     -   -   Color at apex.—RHS 163D.         -   Length.—2.8-3.0 cm.         -   Width (upper end).—0.5-0.6 cm.         -   Shape.—Oblong. -   Calyx:     -   -   Number of sepals.—5.         -   Color of sepals, adaxial or upper surface.—RHS 138A.         -   Color of sepals, abaxial or lower surface.—RHS 138A.         -   Length of sepals.—10-11 mm.         -   Width of sepals.—0.5 cm.         -   Sepal shape.—Lanceolate.         -   Apex shape.—Obtuse to acute.         -   Margins.—Entire.         -   Texture.—Micro hairs. -   Reproductive organs:     -   -   Pistil.—1.         -   Length.—1.2-1.3 cm.         -   Style color.—RHS 144B.         -   Style length.—0.8-0.9 cm.         -   Stigma color.—RHS 144B.         -   Number of stamens.—5.         -   Color of filaments.—RHS 4D.         -   Length filaments.—1.1-1.2 cm.         -   Color of pollen.—RHS 13B.         -   Pollen amount.—Moderate.         -   Fertility/seed set.—Not observed on this hybrid.         -   Disease/pest resistance.—Not observed on this hybrid. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A new and distinct variety of Calibrachoa plant named ‘CBRZ0026’, substantially as illustrated and described herein. 